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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
network logic
milestone schedule (Tool)
influence diagram (Tool)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
2. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
project calendar
determine budget (Process)
risk mitigation (Technique)
request for proposal (RFP)
3. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
quality
plan communications (Process)
4. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
network path
deliverable (Output/Input)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
5. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
risk tolerance
tool
brainstorming (Technique)
requirement
6. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished
perform integrated change control (Process)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
lag (Technique)
schedule baseline
7. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
plan risk management (Process)
network logic
8. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
duration (DU or DUR)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
functional manager
change control board (CCB)
9. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories
secondary risk
validation
resource leveling (Technique)
risk category
10. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
project organization chart (Output/Input)
schedule compression
work performance information
virtual team
11. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
predecessor activity
change control
monitor and control project work (Process)
develop schedule (Process)
12. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
identify stakeholders (Process)
schedule network analysis (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
activity duration
13. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
work authorization
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
calendar unit
14. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
workaround
resource leveling (Technique)
15. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
project charter (Output/Input)
portfolio management (Technique)
project management
portfolio
16. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
scope baseline
scope
historical information
17. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
project management knowledge area
sub phase
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
18. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
expected monetary value (EMV)
root cause analysis (Technique)
lessons learned knowledge base
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
19. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
grade
parametric estimating (Technique)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
residual risk
20. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
schedule network analysis (Technique)
expert judgment (Technique)
close procurements (Process)
free float
21. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s
work performance information
budget
functional manager
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
22. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented
network logic
fast tracking (Technique)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
residual risk
23. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
predecessor activity
budget
close project or phase (Process)
24. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
validation
projectized organization
BCWS
25. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used
perform quality assurance (Process)
defect
risk
scheduled finish date (SF)
26. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance
reserve analysis (Technique)
plan quality (Process)
inspection (Technique)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
27. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
threat
fast tracking (Technique)
seller
output (Process)
28. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
project management knowledge area
residual risk
29. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
matrix organization
project time management (Knowledge Area)
early start date (ES)
30. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.
assumptions analysis (Technique)
log
identify stakeholders (Process)
project management office (PMO)
31. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management
performance measurement baseline
portfolio management (Technique)
resource breakdown structure
successor activity
32. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
hammock activity
master schedule (Tool)
project initiation
scope
33. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
monitor and control risks (Process)
identify stakeholders (Process)
schedule performance index (SPI)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
34. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones
requirement
master schedule (Tool)
variance
conduct procurements (Process)
35. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.
scope management plan(Output/Input)
earned value (EV)
resource breakdown structure
closing processes (Process Group)
36. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed
project management body of knowledge
objective
execute
work breakdown structure dictionary
37. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed
perform integrated change control (Process)
activity list (Output/Input)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
request for information (RFI)
38. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me
analogous estimating (Technique)
backward pass
stakeholder
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
39. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure
acceptance criteria
perform integrated change control (Process)
triggers
code of accounts (Tool)
40. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
report performance (Process)
schedule performance index (SPI)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
define activities (Process)
41. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
grade
scope baseline
role
schedule model (Tool)
42. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team
define scope (Process)
root cause analysis (Technique)
risk avoidance (Technique)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
43. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
project life cycle
risk mitigation (Technique)
project management system (Tool)
workaround
44. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals
buffer
expert judgment (Technique)
sensitivity analysis
authority
45. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
lessons learned knowledge base
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
root cause analysis (Technique)
predecessor activity
46. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
scheduled start date (SS)
estimate (Output/Input)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
hammock activity
47. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
technical performance measurement (Technique)
requirement
value engineering
output (Process)
48. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds
input (Process) input
expected monetary value (EMV)
special cause
perform quality assurance (Process)
49. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
result
co-location (Technique)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
work authorization
50. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com
code of accounts (Tool)
define scope (Process)
schedule network analysis (Technique)
late start date (LS)